UNBREAKABLE WIRELESS Setting your camera operator free means making certain you have the best possible wireless solution
eople are returning to live events! And these are becoming great opportunities to create valuable video content. Producers are looking at top wireless technology, helping teams capture the
Playing to an audience of 1200, on a lawn outside the JW Marriott Desert Springs, it featured a 40x40ft set-up on a rolling stage, with two huge video walls. The action was captured with eight 4K cameras. One onstage operator was using the Teradek Bolt 4K 750 wireless technology to capture the entertainment up close. “He was jamming all over the stage, getting shots of the artists without a glitch,” explains Shubert. “And we were blasting that area with eight different nodes of Wi-Fi. They had to have a really strong system for the silent auction that was going on.” ON THE MOVE The following day included a fundraising event with an auctioneer walking out into the audience, encouraging participants to bid. “We were chasing this auctioneer with a Ronin set-up, using a Sony A7R IV camera,” says Shubert. “We followed him out almost 300ft into the audience, and didn’t lose a frame. Usually, in most environments you’ll lose connection or get momentary dropout. We didn’t have that at all – and it was our first application of Teradek wireless tech.” Subsequently, Michael Shubert Productions did a corporate event for long-time client
action in stunning, new ways. Michael Shubert has been directing live events for more than three decades, with experience stretching across major corporate events, concerts and awards shows. The more flexibility he has with cameras, the more exciting content he can create for his clients. Earlier this year, his company Michael Shubert Productions directed a star-studded charity show at the Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Desert, California. This annual event hosts musicians from all genres, performing and raising funds for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. IN MOST ENVIRONMENTS YOU GET MOMENTARY DROPOUT. WE DIDN’T HAVE THAT, AND IT WAS OUR FIRST APPLICATION OF TERADEK WIRELESS TECH
GO THE DISTANCE The Teradek Bolt 4K 750 supports 1080p and 2160p video signals at 60fps – all the way up to 750ft
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